Southern Fancy Green Beans

To be honest, I don’t really love vegetables. There are some that I really like (peas, green beans, broccoli, and corn), and these are the ones that you can see gracing the plate in a fabulous supporting role next to the main dish. But most other vegetables do not make their way onto my plate.

Green beans are one of those veggies that I love and will eat over and over again. This recipe really does make these plain lil beans “fancy”. And since we put bacon in it, I guess we can call it Southern.

Now with all the onion chopping, potato dicing, bacon cooking and garlic clove mincing, this recipe is a little involved for just a side dish, and it’s something I personally would only do for a special occasion. However, one way you can still make your boring, everyday green beans a little fancier is just to add a dash of balsamic vinegar and maybe even some chicken broth. It adds so much to the flavor!